title: Mechanotransduction: the elusive hair cell transduction channel revealed?
abstract: A family of transmembrane proteins has been shown to modulate both the calcium permeability and single-channel conductance of the vertebrate hair-cell mechanosensor, implicating them directly in inner ear mechanosensation.
authors.affiliation: Oregon Hearing Research Center and Vollum Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
authors.forename: Clive P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Morgan
authors.forename: Peter G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Barr-Gillespie
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D055592:Biophysical Phenomena / Q000502:physiology*; D006198:Hair Cells, Auditory / Q000502:physiology*; D040542:Mechanotransduction, Cellular / Q000502:physiology*; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D008565:Membrane Proteins